Legacy System Migration Services
Modernize Without Losing Your History
Transform decades of legacy data into modern, accessible formats. We specialize in extracting data from mainframes, AS/400, COBOL systems, and proprietary platforms while preserving every record and business rule.
What is Legacy System Migration?
Bringing decades of data into the modern era
Legacy system migration involves extracting data from outdated technology platforms-mainframes, AS/400, COBOL applications, flat files, and proprietary databases-and transforming it for modern systems. This often includes decades of historical data that represents invaluable business knowledge.
Unlike standard database migrations, legacy migrations require reverse-engineering data formats, understanding undocumented business rules embedded in code, and often reconstructing lost metadata. The data may be stored in formats no longer commonly understood or supported.
Our legacy migration approach preserves not just the data, but the context and meaning behind it. We document business rules, validate historical accuracy, and ensure your organization retains full access to its institutional knowledge in a modern, maintainable format.
Why Choose DevSimplex for Legacy Migration?
Deep expertise in legacy technologies
Legacy system migrations require specialized knowledge that's increasingly rare. Our team includes engineers with hands-on experience in mainframe environments, COBOL programming, and legacy database systems-expertise that's essential for successful migrations.
We understand that legacy systems often contain business logic that was never formally documented. Through careful analysis and collaboration with your subject matter experts, we identify and preserve these critical rules during migration.
Data quality is typically a major concern in legacy migrations. We implement data profiling, cleansing, and enrichment as part of the migration process, so you emerge with not just migrated data, but better data than you started with.
Requirements & Prerequisites
Understand what you need to get started and what we can help with
Required(3)
Legacy System Access
Access to legacy system for data extraction, including necessary credentials and documentation.
Subject Matter Experts
Team members who understand legacy business processes and data meanings.
Target Platform
Modern platform selected and provisioned for receiving migrated data.
Recommended(1)
Historical Documentation
Any available system documentation, data dictionaries, or specifications.
Optional(1)
Data Retention Policies
Guidelines on what historical data must be preserved.
Common Challenges & Solutions
Understand the obstacles you might face and how we address them
Undocumented Business Rules
Critical business logic embedded in code may be lost during migration.
Our Solution
Code analysis, SME interviews, and comprehensive documentation of discovered rules.
Data Quality Issues
Decades of data entry without validation leads to inconsistencies.
Our Solution
Data profiling, cleansing rules, and quality improvement during migration.
Proprietary Formats
Data in formats that modern tools cannot directly read.
Our Solution
Custom extraction routines and format conversion expertise.
Your Dedicated Team
Meet the experts who will drive your project to success
Legacy Systems Analyst
Responsibility
Analyzes legacy code and data structures to understand business logic.
Experience
15+ years including mainframe/AS400
Data Migration Engineer
Responsibility
Develops extraction and transformation pipelines.
Experience
ETL expertise, multiple platforms
Data Quality Specialist
Responsibility
Profiles data, develops cleansing rules, validates outputs.
Experience
Data governance certified
Engagement Model
Extended engagement with knowledge transfer to ensure institutional knowledge is preserved.
Success Metrics
Measurable outcomes you can expect from our engagement
Data Preservation
100%
All historical records migrated
Typical Range
Quality Improvement
85%
Data issues resolved during migration
Typical Range
Business Rules
100%
Critical logic documented and preserved
Typical Range
Cost Reduction
70%
Legacy maintenance eliminated
Typical Range
Legacy Migration ROI
Modernizing legacy systems delivers significant cost and capability benefits.
Maintenance Costs
70-90% reduction
Within Immediate
Data Accessibility
10x improvement
Within Post-migration
Integration Capability
Full modern APIs
Within With new platform
“These are typical results based on our engagements. Actual outcomes depend on your specific context, market conditions, and organizational readiness.”
Why Choose Us?
See how our approach compares to traditional alternatives
| Aspect | Our Approach | Traditional Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Legacy Expertise | Mainframe/COBOL/AS400 experience Can handle any legacy platform | Modern systems only |
| Business Logic | Systematic discovery and preservation Institutional knowledge retained | Data-only focus |
| Data Quality | Cleansing integrated with migration Improved data in new system | Migrate as-is |
Technologies We Use
Modern, battle-tested technologies for reliable and scalable solutions
ETL Tools
Custom extraction pipelines
Python
Transformation scripts
SQL
Data manipulation
Custom Scripts
Legacy format handling
APIs
Modern integration
Data Quality Tools
Cleansing and validation
Ready to Get Started?
Let's discuss how we can help you with data migration.